Graphic Design and Animation BA(Hons)

University of Huddersfield

United Kingdom, Huddersfield

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University of Huddersfield

United Kingdom , Huddersfield

Key Facts

Program Level

Bachelor

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Course Code

W610

Campuses

Main Site

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake Deadlines22-Sep-2026

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Duration 3 year(s)

Tuition Fee

GBP 16,500 / year

Next Intake 22-Sep-2026

Graphic Design and Animation BA(Hons)

About

About the course

Reasons to study

You could enhance your graduate prospects by undertaking a skills-boosting work placement. Alternatively, you might set up your own freelance business through our Enterprise Placement Year.
Your hard work and achievements will be celebrated at our annual summer degree show – a highlight of the academic year.
You’ll have the opportunity to learn the techniques and skills to pursue a multimedia design career in the evolving creative industries.

If you’re keen to learn core creative industry skills – from the handmade to the digital, including 2D and 3D concept realisations – our Graphic Design and Animation BA(Hons) course is designed to set you up to succeed.

Along the way, we’ll support and inspire you to experiment creatively, to help you become a strong visual communication designer. You can also gain a wider understanding of the strategies behind developing your work, gaining skills in:

storytelling narratives
visual language
branding
user experience

During this Graphic Design and Animation degree course, our approach closely aligns itself with creative industry practices. It also encourages innovation through collaboration, which will enhance your prospects when you apply for an optional industry placement.

The ambitions and ethos of this course are championed by our students, staff, graduates, and industry partners. It’s vital that you understand how graphic design – both static and motion based – works in the wider world, which is why we work with a range of communication theories and diverse guest speakers. This gives you the chance to understand the factors shaping the industry.

Why study Graphic Design and Animation BA(Hons)

You’ll have the opportunity to learn the techniques and skills to pursue a multimedia design career in the evolving creative industries. From film and advertising to websites and social media, graphic design and animation co-exist across different media channels, including digital, print and moving image.

You could enhance your graduate prospects by undertaking a skills-boosting work placement. Your achievements will also be celebrated at our annual summer degree show, too, and you’ll have a competitive edge in the job market.

This degree could open the door to a variety of career possibilities, too, in graphic design and animation itself, or in art, illustration or another related subject.

Graphic Design and Animation looks at typography, visual language, illustration, branding and motion within the context of working in the creative industries.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Entry requirements

BBB-BCCat A Level or equivalent.

120-104 UCAS tariff points from a combination of Level 3 qualifications.

Merit at T Level.

DMM-MMM in BTEC Level 3 Extended Diploma.

Pass in Diploma Foundation Studies in Art and Design combined with A Level or BTEC qualifications, to total an equivalent of 120-104 UCAS tariff points.
Access to Higher Education Diploma with 45 Level 3 credits at Merit or above.
120-104 UCAS tariff points from International Baccalaureate qualifications.

Offers will be subject to a digital portfolio review, after which you will be invited to attend an Applicant Visit Day, at which you will have the opportunity to discuss and be given feedback on your portfolio. Read more about the portfolio review process on our Interviews, auditions and portfolio pages.

If your first language is not English, you will need to meet the minimum requirements of an English Language qualification. The minimum for IELTS is 6.0 overall with no element lower than 5.5, or equivalent. Read more about the University’s entry requirements for students outside of the UK on our International Entry Requirements page.

Other suitable experience or qualifications will be considered. For further information please see the University's minimum entry requirements.

English Program Requirements

English language requirements

The University’s normal entry criteria apply to all international students. For details of country-specific entry requirements please visit your home country page on our website.

The University has formal requirements for all applicants. These are normally English Language qualifications which we recognise as meeting our entry criteria. Requirements may vary between programmes, and you are advised to check these carefully when going through course listings.

The following table sets out the main qualifications we recognise and the levels that are normally required for admission. It is intended as general guidance only - the offer of a place, if it includes an English Language condition, will specify the level of English that you are required to meet.

The University of Huddersfield is pleased to accept a Pass in all four elements at the Proficiency Level of the Ascentis Anglia ESOL Language qualification as meeting the University’s English Language requirements for students from the EU.

If you don’t yet meet these requirements, don’t worry as we have an extensive Pre-Sessional English Programme(PSP) on campus.

Test	Standard required score	Validity
Cambridge English Advanced	Grade C	No expiry
IELTS (Academic)	6.0 with no lower than 5.5 in any element.	2 years
Pearson Test of Academic English (PTE)	Listening – 51 Reading – 51 Writing – 51 Speaking - 51	2 years
GCSE or GCE ‘O’ level	Grade C	No expiry
International Baccalaureate	Must have completed the Diploma with English at Higher Level	No expiry

Applicants from any of the following Majority English Speaking Countries (MESCs) will normally be considered to have met our English requirements:

Antigua and Barbuda
Australia
The Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Canada
Dominica
Grenada
Guyana
Jamaica
New Zealand
St. Kitts and Nevis
St. Lucia
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
United States of America

Please note that we will not normally waive the English Language requirement for speakers of other languages who have completed a programme of study taught in English in their home countries.

Career

Your career

This course aims to help you develop the skills needed in the growing convergence of graphic design and animation. This could enable you to take up roles in new media design, motion graphics, visual effects, brand awareness, digital strategy, user interaction and concept art, for roles such as design director, digital producer, art director, storyboard artist, social strategist, motion designer, digital designer, interaction designer, interface developer, editor or production co-ordinator.Previous students have been on placements and gained employment with Territory Studio (London), Studio NinetyOne (London) and The Mill (USA)**.

*Percentage of our undergraduate students from this course go on to work and/or further study within fifteen months of graduating (HESA Graduate Outcomes 2019/20, UK domiciled, other activities excluded).

**Source: LinkedIn

100% Graduates employed*